noun / verb · neutral
/ˈiː.meɪl/E·mail
Band 4-5speakingtask1task2
A message sent electronically between people using the internet / to send such a message
Examples
“Please email me the report by Friday.”
“I received an email from my teacher today.”
“Check your email for the invitation.”
Band 8 sentence
“I emailed the professor my thesis draft and asked for feedback on the methodology.”
Collocations
- send an email
- check your email
- reply to an email
Word family
email noun / verbe‑mail noun (older spelling)emails noun (plural)
Common mistakes
I will write you an email.→I will send you an email.
She has many emails yesterday.→She had many emails yesterday.
Say it for a higher band
5mail→6message→7+email
Synonyms
message
Easily confused
“I received mail from my relative, but no email.”
message
“She left me a message on WhatsApp.”
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